A carding machine comprises a rack, wherein a licker-in roller, a cylinder and a doffer are successively mounted on the rack from front to back; a first carding region cover plate, a second carding region cover plate and a third carding region cover plate are successively mounted on the top of the cylinder from front to back and correspond to the rack; a gap is formed between the first carding region cover plate and the second carding region cover plate; and a gap is also formed between the second carding region cover plate and the third carding region cover plate. The carding machine is provided with the three carding cover plates, three carding regions are formed, the first carding region has main effects of neatening, smoothly carding fibers and preliminarily discharging impurities andlower piles, the second carding region is further used for neatening, carding the fibers and preliminarily discharging the impurities and the lower piles, the third carding region has main effects ofprecisely carding and further discharging the impurities and lower piles, each of the three carding region cover plates is provided with a cover plate cleaning device, the three carding region cover plates can be cleaned independently, and after being cleaned, the carding cover plates can be rapidly and efficiently used in carding operation. The carding machine is divided into three portions, radian occupied by each carding cover plate is also reduced, the carding cover plates can be cleaned as quickly as possible, the cover plate cleaning efficiency is further improved, and a carding effect is ensured.